Mango Chicken Stir-Fry
 
 
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Recipe type: Main
Ingredients
For frying chicken
  • Chicken breasts, skinless and boneless, cubes- 2 or 3
  • Rice flour or all purpose flour- ½ cup
  • Salt- ¼ tsp
  • Oil- ¼ cup or more for shallow frying
For making mango sauce
  • Mangoes, ripe and sweet, cubed- 2
  • Chili paste (sambal oelek) or dried whole red chili- 1½ tsp of chili paste or 1 red dry chili
  • Soy sauce, low sodium- 2 tbsp
  • Rice vinegar- 1 tbsp
  • Fish sauce- 2 tbsp
  • Lemon juice- 2 tbsp
  • Brown sugar- 1 tbsp
  • Garlic, chopped- 3 cloves
  • Ginger or galangal chopped- 1½ inch slice
  • Lemon or lime zest or kaffir lime leaves- zest of ½ lemon or 2 kaffir leaves
  • Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
Other ingredients
  • Red bell pepper, cut into long strips- 1
  • Cilantro, chopped- ¼ cup
Instructions
  1. Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl.
  2. Coat the chicken with the flour.
  3. Place a large cooking pan over medium heat, add oil.
  4. Add the chicken to the oil, and shallow fry in 2 batches till they turn golden in color.
  5. I used rice flour and the chicken turned out really crispy. You could use all purpose flour instead.
  6. If you want you could add more oil to fry it.
  7. Transfer to a paper towel and keep the chicken aside.
  8. To a blender jar, add all the ingredients to make the mango sauce and puree to a smooth paste.
  9. To the same pan used for frying the chicken, pour the mango sauce and add the red bell peppers to it.
  10. Combine well and let the sauce come to a boil.
  11. Add ¼ cup of water to thin it down.
  12. Let cook for 3 minutes.
  13. Red pepper shouldn't be cooked well, it should have a crispy texture.
  14. Add the fried chicken, combine well and cook for a minute.
  15. Have a taste and adjust the spice level and salt level.
  16. Sprinkle the chopped cilantro over the mango chicken.
  17. Tak the pan off the stove and serve in a serving bowl.
  18. Enjoy with Jasmine rice or Basmati rice.
Notes
•I find using red peppers gives a nice flavor and color to this dish, so make sure to use red peppers only.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/mango-chicken-stir-fry-how-to/